“Sorry everyone. I don’t want to give him any more oxygen. That’s not a euphemism, by the way. I mean it literally. Somebody get me the pillow they used to kill [Supreme Court Justice Antonin] Scalia and I’ll do it — I’ll do it!”

“I could get in trouble for that, actually,” he sheepishly told his audience, who thought Wilmore was hilarious.

Whether or not someone likes/dislikes Trump is irrelevant. Wilmore should not be allowed to incite violence or promote hate speech on television against anyone. Not all speech is free speech; and hate speech is not protected by the Constitution. It’s prosecuted. And he should at least lose his job. Other commentators have lost their jobs even for expressing non-hate speech.

Bethany Blankley is a political analyst for Fox News Radio and has appeared on television and radio programs nationwide. She writes about political, cultural, and religious issues in America from the perspective of an evangelical and former communications staffer. She was a communications strategist for four U.S. Senators, one U.S. Congressman, a former New York governor, and several non-profits. She earned her MA in Theology from The University of Edinburgh, Scotland and her BA in Political Science from the University of Maryland. Follow her @bethanyblankley facebook.com/BlankleyBethany/ & BethanyBlankley.com.